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Katoomba Slideshow
Katoomba
Travel Blogs from Katoomba, Australia
Blue Mountains
... 8:00 to a beautiful, clear-skied day. After a bit of running around at the railway station we made our way to the Katoomba train. Two hours later we were walking around the Blue Mountains under a canopy of clouds. Slightly frustrated by the weather we ...
The Blue Mountains
... - the randomness kind of sums up our trip. We decided to go to Echo Point and get a good view of perhaps Katoomba's most famous scenery; the Three Sisters. There is a legend that there were three aboriginal princesses who were turned into mountains ...
Moutain Mama
... galleries and antique shops. I will be attending a vernisage for an artist who combines celtic art with the animals of Australia. I picked up a nice Pinot Noir from Australia called 'Spy' and brought it back to the hostel and shared it with a ...
The Three Sisters
... .80 for a return ticket for a journey that was 2 hours each way. It was actually a lot colder than I expected when we got to Katoomba but we had a 2km walk to get down to echo point lookout to warm us up! The views from the lookout were amazing and I saw ...
Blue Mountains - ein Traum
... nicht im Busch verloren gehen^^ Ich wusste dann auch direkt, was er meinte, denn im Vergleich zu Mount Victoria war in Katoomba viel los, alles voller Touris in hohen Schuhen oder Flipflops (die hier übrigens nur „thongs“ heißen). Nachdem ...
Capricornia
... desert but it cost them their lives and the overall success was minimal. Makes you proud to be British somehow! But Australia is a difficult country and finding a route through the Blue Mountains took a quarter of a century and that discovery ...
The Digital Blue Mountains
... 3 sisters’ sign (NOT GOOD). Supposedly we were standing right in front of 1 of the most spectacular settings in all of Australia! Oh dear. Computer says No. We knew then that neither of main attractions such as scenic world, 3 sisters and Echo ...
The Blue Mountains
... a must see, so I made time for it. We had a slightly overcast day, and took the 6 a.m. train from Sydney to arrive in Katoomba, smack in the middle of the Blue Mountains 2 hours later. We were told it was an easy place to get around on your own. We ...
Getaway to the Blue Mountains
... which was quite odd, but then again who doesn't.. PHOTO_ID_L=lewispics_012.jpg] The next day my very unoriginal dream of Australia came true... I saw a kangaroo for the first time!! I never realized but when they lay down and you can't see ...
The Blue Mountains
... to complete, if a little knackering! Never ones to waste an opportunity in the land of Oz Paul was determined to visit Australia's most famous motor racing circuit - Mount Panorama in Bathurst. We hired a car and to our delight discovered the track ...
The Blue Mountains
... it. At the base you arrive at a beautiful fern-damp cliff base. Once you decide to return to the top you can take a cable car. Katoomba itself was a quaint little town and we enjoyed walking the streets and doing some window shopping there. ...
Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains, Australia March 9 Our little trek away from the big cities of Australia takes us to the Blue Mountains, an area that begins about 60 miles west of Sydney. We rent a car for 2 days for the short drive to this scenic area. The views really ...
Blue Mountain Vistas
... with the sunlight to create a wonderful blue haze. The views from Echo point lookout in Katoomba are said to be some of the best in Australia. The views of the three sisters rock formation were wonderful. Apparently the story is that the ...
Blue Mountains
... is called megalong! Then back on the bus after walking around the village centre and to the three sisters - a rock formation near to Katoomba town. Whilst I was there the off licence was having a wine tasting, so I popped in - like you do and ...
The Blue mountains
... and started the long walk up....lots of steep steps and paths...but it was definatly worth it! When we arrived back at Katoomba, I still hadn't seen the three sisters, which is one of the most famous rock formations at the blue mountains, so after a ...
Katoomba - The Blue Mountains
... the power all over the place and Cathy slept through it). Sun was shining so having found a very nice hotel (Palais Royale in Katoomba) we decided to go out and see more stuff... Echo Point is literally just down the road from the hotel and the ...
Off to Katoomba
... the Blue Mountains, crazy walking tours, down 900 steps of steep stairs, through the mountain. We saw Three Sisters rock formation, Katoomba Falls and Mining caves, and rain forest! We also headed to Wentworth Falls, a little more of a off the beaten ...
Blue Mountains, NSW
... hostel, which is SO nice and homey. Then today (Saturday) I did a different bushwalk with two girls from my room and saw Katoomba Falls and the Three Sisters from different angles. The weather was gorgeous! The air is crisp and chilly, and the town is ...
Katoomba & Blue Mountains
Katoomba is almost an hour away by train from Karen's, and is the home of the famous Blue Mountains and three sisters rock formation. Even though it was really cold (hailed the size of tictacs for the first time in 20 years according to the locals!), and ...
A very UnFunBus
... of the city kinda funked up. The views were outstanding but the movement between pics was very slow! The afternoon was spent in Katoomba – and mostly in my Motel room taking a siesta. I am staying at the Seven Sisters motel and its ok ...
Around Sydney
... extensive since he used to be in broadcasting. The town is probably worth a quick visit having some of the oldest buildings in Australia, it became the "food bowl" of Sydney since that was the only town established at the time and here was the only ...
The Blue Mountains
... the Blue Mountains. The Blue Mountains are part of the Great Dividing Range which stretches most of the way up the east coast of Australia, and are so called because of a blue haze which is given off by the hundreds of eucalyptus trees growing in the ...
Katoomba Capers
... Sydney on our final days but we were still in agreement that Sydney was not really our favourite place. So next stop was Katoomba and after a two hour train trip we conquered the massive hill in town and made it to our hostel which was actually two ...
Once you go down...
... dit drie zusjes die door hun vader zijn opgesloten om ze te behoeden voor een bunyip (monster). Als laatste stopten we bij the Katoomba falls. Hier was dan het grote moment. Samen met een aantal anderen liepen wij de vallei in, elke trede werd geteld. ...
Blue Mountains
... . And as we got off there were several small children crying, who clearly hadn't enjoyed it either! We then wandered back to Katoomba to have a look around the town and get some dinner. Thankfully it wasn't as cold tonight and it was much less ...
Relaxing Blue Mountains
... Three Sisters).Our bushwalk started at 8am from the YHA and took us down the valley via the fantastic "Furber Steps". After the Katoomba Falls, we got slightly lost courtesy of me running off in the wrong direction at the "Scenic World" theme park. ...
Mount Victoria and another Blue Mountains walk
... with the town was closed, so I waited in the almost warm waiting room at the station until the train back to Katoomba pulled in. I spent the afternoon in Katoomba walking along the lower paths around the bottom of the cliffs after getting my gloves from ...
PLANNING
28 novembre 2005 Arrivee Sydney 28 novembre au 17 decembre 2005 Sydney (Opera, Harbour Bridge, Coogee, Bondi,..) 18 decembre au 23 decembre 2005 French Island (WWOOF) 23 au 26 decembre 2005 Phillip Island (Pingouins Parade) 27 ...